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furthermore, if we want to get clear on what we're doing in terms of foreign policy, we should take the president's lead and make the changes we need with the authorization to use force and get rid of the authorization to use force that exist. republicans likes saxby chambliss and those who say the president has acquiesced to terrorists they're not right in the head and they should not lead this issue. >> michael: are the conservatives going to be happier if these detainees are in yemen or in a maximum prison in illinois which they fought tooth and nail last time. >> which ever one they think they can get the most mileage out. it doesn't matter what the president does the conservatives are going to be opposed to it. if he took his daughters ice skating over the national mall over the holidays they will accuse him of trying to be like jesus and walking on water. it doesn't matter, they'll be opposed to it. >> michael: karl, the progressives have been uncomfortable, many upset, a lot ofwho iknow and like are upset with the president and he lost them on these drones. is this enough. >> sho
furthermore, if we want to get clear on what we're doing in terms of foreign policy, we should take the president's lead and make the changes we need with the authorization to use force and get rid of the authorization to use force that exist. republicans likes saxby chambliss and those who say the president has acquiesced to terrorists they're not right in the head and they should not lead this issue. >> michael: are the conservatives going to be happier if these detainees are in yemen...
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foreign policy. kiss of death. yeah i would say pretty much sewn and if nothing else. he goes into a country he opened his mouth but he gives the local archery refuse to read cover to us each a state or local nationalists of being leaned on by the us. you know this is what's happening in our office we don't want it don't change direction even when he's right. perhaps it's because of the wrong way to all of a china shop so he doesn't enormous damage at the toronto will mccain isn't the only one who sort of subscribes to this point of lindsey graham is with them on a lot of these issues and connecticut's democratic senator chris murphy win with mccain to ukraine this week how is this hyper interventionist ideologies to legitimize despite its disastrous effects that we've seen over the last couple years. be it whether it be a place to the local tv audience to please the media the united states some of my inshore that it's intended that an apparent effect of the international stage. i answer it is counte
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policy and israeli foreign policy when it comes to iran grant well look the cat's out of the bag i mean the united states has not only failed to enforce the nuclear nonproliferation treaty it's allowed israel to obtain know how material financial support from various so-called charities in the united states to build the deadliest arsenal in the entire region and of course the answer to bruce's question is why the on even added this well israel wants to have a concert in their region no country that is effectively able to deter their nuclear weapons capability i would argue that the united states by not enforcing the atomic energy act and by allowing all of this technology flow to continue is really complicit in undermining the nuclear nonproliferation treaty which is probably one of the most important treaties ever pacts and that's you know again getting back to this exceptionalism where israel and the united states in this case claim that they're really not subject to any of these rules that's true bruce you want to reply to that go ahead but a grant i think that's a cornerstone that's
policy and israeli foreign policy when it comes to iran grant well look the cat's out of the bag i mean the united states has not only failed to enforce the nuclear nonproliferation treaty it's allowed israel to obtain know how material financial support from various so-called charities in the united states to build the deadliest arsenal in the entire region and of course the answer to bruce's question is why the on even added this well israel wants to have a concert in their region no country...
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policy era. do you agree with that? >> yeah, i do. i think it's a good assessment of where he's going to go. i will wait and see. i am a fan of chuck hagel as a human being. politically we couldn't be more different than on two or three issues. as a human being i'm a big fan of him when he first went off off the reservation on the iraq war. obviously his biggest opposition will be the bureaucratic inertia in the pentagon. it's an enormous place. it's fueled by the defense industries more than the actual military themselves. and that revolving door between the upper levels of the military and defense contractors. one thing you will get from chuck hagel, you will get a concern for the men and women on the ground. that will be the most important part of having chuck hagel as a secretary of defense. he's the first infantry grunt to hold that job and i remembers what it's like. if there are think-tank cowboys who think they're going to go to the president and try to sell him on a war they'll have some
policy era. do you agree with that? >> yeah, i do. i think it's a good assessment of where he's going to go. i will wait and see. i am a fan of chuck hagel as a human being. politically we couldn't be more different than on two or three issues. as a human being i'm a big fan of him when he first went off off the reservation on the iraq war. obviously his biggest opposition will be the bureaucratic inertia in the pentagon. it's an enormous place. it's fueled by the defense industries more...
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foreign policy the white house is saying quote, deliberately vague, excuse me, they're staying deliberately vague on the president's fall travel plans which was expected to include one-on-one talks with the russian president over the crisis in syria, raising speculation that president obama will snub russian president vladimir putin if snowden, the 34-year-old former defense contractor is granted asylum. >>> lindsey graham sticking by his call for a possible boycott for the 2014 olympic games in russia. a plan met with backlash. >> if you could go back in time, would you allow hitler to host the olympics in germany? i'm not saying that russia is nazi germany but i am saying that the russian government is empowering some of the most evil, hateful people in the world. >> i love senator graham, we have been close friends for 20 years, but i think he is dead wrong. why would we want to punish u.s. athletes who have been training for three years to compete in the olympics over a traitor who can't find a place to call home. >> plus, i really want to cover it for nbc. it would be huge. >>> talking
foreign policy the white house is saying quote, deliberately vague, excuse me, they're staying deliberately vague on the president's fall travel plans which was expected to include one-on-one talks with the russian president over the crisis in syria, raising speculation that president obama will snub russian president vladimir putin if snowden, the 34-year-old former defense contractor is granted asylum. >>> lindsey graham sticking by his call for a possible boycott for the 2014...
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line between bush administration foreign policy and obama administration foreign policy it's fine to think there's a difference in the detail and emphasis but the fundamental premises are the same is interventionist our seats militaristic and it's one that sees its goals as being one with troops or these days with drones the president right now is pushing back against criticism he's received from the interventionist far right on this potential for an iranian nuclear deal but this deal wouldn't have been possible had the president gone through with military strikes in syria isn't that right. well i'm not sure what kind of a deal is going to is going to come out of this but these discussions have been ongoing for years are our regimes will be brought to the table with threats of course they are i mean that you're achieving you're in goals with threats to the people on the ground the people in the streets are better off at the end of the day because you threatens you ship weapons that i think is more complicated if we look at these international conferences and whether the pressure is r
line between bush administration foreign policy and obama administration foreign policy it's fine to think there's a difference in the detail and emphasis but the fundamental premises are the same is interventionist our seats militaristic and it's one that sees its goals as being one with troops or these days with drones the president right now is pushing back against criticism he's received from the interventionist far right on this potential for an iranian nuclear deal but this deal wouldn't...
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but name the time when some things haven't been screwed up in foreign policy. this is not the first time. but this may be really at the top of the list of how to screw things up. i think he really is trying to find a way to get the answer right. but after tonight's speech, there is no other right answer. if diplomacy does not achieve the desired result, of taking these weapons off the market, he must act. and if i was in syria tonight and i heard this speech, i don't know what it's going to do here in america. but if i'm assad i've got to believe after tonight i'm going to get hit. >> all right, senator lindsey graham, thank you so much for coming in. we appreciate it. gloria, dana, jess, stay with me. coming up it's morning in the middle east. morning in syria. senator graham was just talking about. how is that part of the world reacting to the president's new rhetoric? we'll go there and find out next. everybody has different investment objectives, ideas, goals, appetite for risk. you can't say 'one size fits all'. it doesn't. that's crazy. we're all totally
but name the time when some things haven't been screwed up in foreign policy. this is not the first time. but this may be really at the top of the list of how to screw things up. i think he really is trying to find a way to get the answer right. but after tonight's speech, there is no other right answer. if diplomacy does not achieve the desired result, of taking these weapons off the market, he must act. and if i was in syria tonight and i heard this speech, i don't know what it's going to do...
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. >> were you correct or not to say that the surge would be the month dangerous foreign policy blunder since vietnam? correct or incorrect? yes or no? are you going to answer the question? the question is, where you're right or wrong? that is a pretty straightforward question. i would like for you to answer whether you were right or wrong, and then you are free to elaborate. >> i am not going to give you a yes or no answer -- >> hagel finally gave the answer on the surge that he wanted to give. >> i saw the consequences and suffering and horror of war, so i did question a surge. will this be worth the sacrifice? we lost almost 1200 american during that period was it required, necessary? >> how much of that exchange was political, how much was personal, and how much was related to the defense policy? >> 92, 11, 13. a lot of it was personal. one could not watch those hearings without feeling there were a lot of personal grudges but, even vendettas, being settled. >> center cornyn of texas says he cannot support a nominee for defense secretary who thinks we should be tougher on israel and
. >> were you correct or not to say that the surge would be the month dangerous foreign policy blunder since vietnam? correct or incorrect? yes or no? are you going to answer the question? the question is, where you're right or wrong? that is a pretty straightforward question. i would like for you to answer whether you were right or wrong, and then you are free to elaborate. >> i am not going to give you a yes or no answer -- >> hagel finally gave the answer on the surge that...
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policy a labrat it just on what this bill means take a look. look at this bill in the senate you know the top lobbying demand of a pac this week which already has twenty one senate. sponsors including like barbara boxer and ron wyden and sure brown saying explicitly if israel attacks iran the united states should support israel militarily and diplomatically which is the opposite of current united states policy so is there still discussion about attacking and you know that means that would mean israel the israeli government having the power to determine when the united states goes to war so not only does this bill go against current u.s. policy but it was centrally give the state of israel the helm of control on whether or not the u.s. goes to war the u.s. chose to back israel on this would potentially jump start world war three and while this bill on its own disturbs me greatly what's perhaps even more troubling to see how eager our representatives are to instantly support a bill. would encourage death carnage and bloodshed over diplomacy twent
policy a labrat it just on what this bill means take a look. look at this bill in the senate you know the top lobbying demand of a pac this week which already has twenty one senate. sponsors including like barbara boxer and ron wyden and sure brown saying explicitly if israel attacks iran the united states should support israel militarily and diplomatically which is the opposite of current united states policy so is there still discussion about attacking and you know that means that would mean...
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policy republican foreign policy circles. we're going to see this play out in the next several weeks. >> john: let's talk about the specific controversy. what is chuck hagel's specific record when it comes to israel. >> he has been a long and historyic supporter. he has voted for sanctions against iran and advocateed for diplomat i canic approaches. this mirrors what the american people want. he has consistently supported aide to israel's military and he has great credibility amongst israeli leadership and even the israeli government said last night they don't want to get in the middle of this fight. this is something for the american people to decide, but his record with israel, and we'll see during these hearings will come out and it will be very strong and seen as a positive one. >> john: here is a man who has been to war and is being questioned by men who never wore the uniform in. >> this is a man who bled for his country. he had been in vietnam. he served with distinct. he received two purple hearts. he ran the uso supp
policy republican foreign policy circles. we're going to see this play out in the next several weeks. >> john: let's talk about the specific controversy. what is chuck hagel's specific record when it comes to israel. >> he has been a long and historyic supporter. he has voted for sanctions against iran and advocateed for diplomat i canic approaches. this mirrors what the american people want. he has consistently supported aide to israel's military and he has great credibility...
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i think benghazi is extent a in a failed foreign policy. leading from behind is not working, and we're trying to find out what happened on that night so we won't have any benghazis and i'm not going to vote for brennan until the c.i.a., who said they did change want talking points, lets us know who did it. >> schieffer: you're not going to vote for him-- >> i will stop. i think john and i are hell bent on making sure the american people understand this debacle called benghazi. the f.b.i. and cia never talked for weeks. we're going back to the pre--9/11 model. we don't know what the interview of the survivors tell us. there was never a video that spawned a riot. that whole story has been debunked and we're going to get to the bottom of it. >> schieffer: senator. i've had written questions for mr. brennan for three weeks and i've not received a single answer. i think we deserve a answers to those questions. >> schieffer: you are going to join senator graham. >> i hate to then the. the story tomorrow will be, "mccain and graham threaten--" why
i think benghazi is extent a in a failed foreign policy. leading from behind is not working, and we're trying to find out what happened on that night so we won't have any benghazis and i'm not going to vote for brennan until the c.i.a., who said they did change want talking points, lets us know who did it. >> schieffer: you're not going to vote for him-- >> i will stop. i think john and i are hell bent on making sure the american people understand this debacle called benghazi. the...
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obama's foreign policy is not working. the mid east is literally in flames, and the biggest prize of all is egypt. if we lose egypt. if egypt becomes a failed actured state, i cannot imagine what israel's future looks like. >> reporter: kerry spoke with elbaradei after he resigned, but he added that kerry made no effort to persuade elbaradei to stay on in his job. lou? >> james, thank you. >>> the obama administrion's failure to accurately describe the situation in egypt is somewhat surprising because its was quick to frame the ft. hood massacre as workplace violence after the self described mao shah ha dean major nidal hasan kill 13d of our troops and wounded more than 30 others. it is outrageous that this administration would not describe truth truthfully the reality on the ground around the world and particularly in my judgment at ft. hood. for more on what appears to be a tactical victory by the military in egypt and a war on the secular solution, joining us fox contributor judith miller. also dr. walib ferris. good to
obama's foreign policy is not working. the mid east is literally in flames, and the biggest prize of all is egypt. if we lose egypt. if egypt becomes a failed actured state, i cannot imagine what israel's future looks like. >> reporter: kerry spoke with elbaradei after he resigned, but he added that kerry made no effort to persuade elbaradei to stay on in his job. lou? >> james, thank you. >>> the obama administrion's failure to accurately describe the situation in egypt is...
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also joining us is vice president of defense and foreign policy studies at the cato institute. former commander in chief of the u.s. central command. appreciate all of you being with us. the chairman of the joint chiefs, general dempsey said there was no military down side to waiting until congress returned to session next week to take action. do you agree with that? >> i do. i think it was just covered in your piece. the targeting is ongoing, the assets are there to follow any actions he may take to move targets. there are plenty of fixed targets that can't be moved, i don't think it's a problem for the military to do major damage to the syrian forces when the time comes. even if it's later. >> and general, what's your biggest concern about this military action? what are the things you're looking at that would concern you most as a planner? >> well, i tell you, let me tell you what my concern is, it's way bigger than just this act. we're at a point in time in our history where we needed to decide what our power and purpose is in the world. ever since the collapse of the soviet
also joining us is vice president of defense and foreign policy studies at the cato institute. former commander in chief of the u.s. central command. appreciate all of you being with us. the chairman of the joint chiefs, general dempsey said there was no military down side to waiting until congress returned to session next week to take action. do you agree with that? >> i do. i think it was just covered in your piece. the targeting is ongoing, the assets are there to follow any actions he...
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foreign policy is not exactly clear here. whether coming from within the white house or coming from the state department. what they've relied on in the past, what any administration has is exceptionally close relationships military to military. once mubarak was in a lot of trouble and he was on his way out, and he was, deploying forces to quell the protesters in tahrir square. it was the military that held back, and they did that because of their tight relationship with the united states. what's difficult here is that you have the military moving forward and clearing, you know, these protesters out. so, this is the difficulty that the administration faces right now. and i think, you know, they're going to have to pursue a more definite strategy here. it's not just the united states. because you have israel as a key player here as well. the israeli military working very well in the egyptian military on issues that have to do with, you know, their border. and a very fragile peace treaty that exists between those two countries.
foreign policy is not exactly clear here. whether coming from within the white house or coming from the state department. what they've relied on in the past, what any administration has is exceptionally close relationships military to military. once mubarak was in a lot of trouble and he was on his way out, and he was, deploying forces to quell the protesters in tahrir square. it was the military that held back, and they did that because of their tight relationship with the united states....
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policy for this country, and that is a disaster. >> it seemed like there was a very chilly reception between president obama and putin. for quite some time, it's been very chilly. now in the most peculiar twist, now, it is sort of, we outsourced this to broker a deal so that he can keep assad. we never even sought to keep assad. congress was in play and now they're not in play. >> putin has his own re-set button and what obama did tonight was give putin credibility he does not deserve. look, putin heads a dying country. there is a million fewer russians than a year ago. and next year, fewer more, he has credibility in a part of the world where we ought to be the most credible nation. and what obama has done with this -- they ought to take the resolute desk out of the oval office, because this man doesn't deserve to sit behind it, given what happened today. i know there are a lot of people looking for nice things to say about him. i found that speech tonight to be indicative of a president who doesn't know strategy, whose mission, he doesn't know strategy and needs to go. >> i think w
policy for this country, and that is a disaster. >> it seemed like there was a very chilly reception between president obama and putin. for quite some time, it's been very chilly. now in the most peculiar twist, now, it is sort of, we outsourced this to broker a deal so that he can keep assad. we never even sought to keep assad. congress was in play and now they're not in play. >> putin has his own re-set button and what obama did tonight was give putin credibility he does not...
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for the comment i made about the dangers foreign policy decisions since vietnam, it was not just the surge, but the overall war of choice owing into iraq. -- going into iraq. that particular decision made on the surge, but waas -- of the war was a bad dangerous decision since vietnam. aside from the costs that occurred in this country, aside from what that date to take our focus off of afghanistan, which was the original and real threat to this country, iraq was not. i always try to frame all of the different issues for i make a decision on anything. we could have differences in opinions. that is essentially why i took the position -- >> it is a fundamental difference of opinion, senator hagel. when there are 59 votes and that senate that spend our time trying to prevent that 60th, thank gofd for senator lieberma. your refusal to answer whether you are right or wrong about it will have an impact on my judgment as to whether to vote for your confirmation or not. i hope you'll reconsider the fact that you refuse to answer a fundamental question about an issue that took the lives of tho
for the comment i made about the dangers foreign policy decisions since vietnam, it was not just the surge, but the overall war of choice owing into iraq. -- going into iraq. that particular decision made on the surge, but waas -- of the war was a bad dangerous decision since vietnam. aside from the costs that occurred in this country, aside from what that date to take our focus off of afghanistan, which was the original and real threat to this country, iraq was not. i always try to frame all...
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policy committees as to why we have high confidence as to chemical weapons used and assad used them. it also gives us an opportunity to discuss why he be held to account. the norm against usings chemical weapons, that 98% of the world agrees to, is there for a reason. we recognize there's certain weapons that when used cannot only end up resulting in grotesque deaths but also can end up being transmitted to nonstate and pose a risk to allies and friends of ours like israel, like jordan, like turkey unless we hold them into account. also sends a message that international norms like nuclear proliferation don't mean mump. i'm going to be working with congress. we have sent up a draft authorization. we'll be asking for hearings and a prompt vote. i'm very appreciative that everybody here has already begun the schedule hearings and will take a vote as soon as all of congress comes back next week. the key point i want to emphasize to the american people, the military plan that has been developed by our joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional. it's limited. it does n
policy committees as to why we have high confidence as to chemical weapons used and assad used them. it also gives us an opportunity to discuss why he be held to account. the norm against usings chemical weapons, that 98% of the world agrees to, is there for a reason. we recognize there's certain weapons that when used cannot only end up resulting in grotesque deaths but also can end up being transmitted to nonstate and pose a risk to allies and friends of ours like israel, like jordan, like...
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differs from republicans on foreign policy. he may be a strong fiscal conservative in those ways. >> but he would say, how do you define -- >> but if he defines himself as a republican, he will get a nomination, but clearly that's not the case. clearly president obama is choosing to spend political capital on this nomination. there are other things, refusing to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization, something that 88 senators signed a letter on. he was one of 12 who refused to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization. there are multiple positions like that which the american public will get to see, the senate will get to ask him questions about, and beyond that, there are left-wing groups that are against him. even though he apologized about his comments about gays. this is a time where the military is reintegrating, they're getting rid of don't ask don't tell. there are hundreds, maybe thousands of military men and women who have been dishonorably discharged over time -- >> he has said that his apology is enou
differs from republicans on foreign policy. he may be a strong fiscal conservative in those ways. >> but he would say, how do you define -- >> but if he defines himself as a republican, he will get a nomination, but clearly that's not the case. clearly president obama is choosing to spend political capital on this nomination. there are other things, refusing to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization, something that 88 senators signed a letter on. he was one of 12 who...
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i think people want a party that is a little less aggressive on foreign policy, still believes in the strong national defense but less aggressive. they want the young people want politicians who don't want to put them in jail for 20 years for a nonviolent drug possession charge. so they want a little bit different face. i think people want a little different face on immigration frankly. they don't want somebody who wants to round people up and put them in camps and send them back to mexico. they don't gave them welfare either. i don't. >> chris: senator paul, you sound like you are running. >> we won't make a decision until 2014. i do want the party to become a national party again and not lose sight of how we grow as a party. we will continue in that vein for a couple of years and then decide. >> chris: thanks for coming in. always good to talk with you. >> thank you. >> chris: we wanted to speak with a white house official today about the president's agenda for the second term. but while new chief of staff dennis mcdonough sat down with the other three sunday shows the white house t
i think people want a party that is a little less aggressive on foreign policy, still believes in the strong national defense but less aggressive. they want the young people want politicians who don't want to put them in jail for 20 years for a nonviolent drug possession charge. so they want a little bit different face. i think people want a little different face on immigration frankly. they don't want somebody who wants to round people up and put them in camps and send them back to mexico....
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as to the comment i made about the most dangerous foreign policy decision since vietnam was about not just the surge but the overall war of choice going into iraq. >> well, there you have it. joy, your thoughts. you're younger, you've been through it, you lived through it in school. mccain is so angry. is it really about the surge? what is it? did they yell at each other in the cloak room? i'm trying to figure out the anger here. >> these guys both served as you said, chris, they were good friends in the arms and the senate. john mccain seems to be a man who's tormented hchl's tormented by the demons that have to do with the things he was denied. he was denied the presidency, so he couldn't stand george w. bush. he was denied it again and can't stand barack obama or anyone he nominates. in a way john mccain made the surge into the war as john mccain would have fought it as commander in chief and anyone who questions it gets the wrath of mccain. i watched that part of the hearing with colonel jack jacobs and patrick murphy, the former pennsylvania congressman who served in iraq. both o
as to the comment i made about the most dangerous foreign policy decision since vietnam was about not just the surge but the overall war of choice going into iraq. >> well, there you have it. joy, your thoughts. you're younger, you've been through it, you lived through it in school. mccain is so angry. is it really about the surge? what is it? did they yell at each other in the cloak room? i'm trying to figure out the anger here. >> these guys both served as you said, chris, they...
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our foreign policy expert will also take on the issue of why mr. obama wants the muslim brotherhood's participation despite the objections of the secular military and other elements of the egyptian governing coalition. this is where things stand tonight in egypt. the interim government came into power after the removal of mohamed morsi, an development the president still refuses to call a coup cracked down ominous limb demonstrators today and in a deadly violent fashion, military police working to move them, virt actually since he was stopped. bulldozers, tanks, helicopters, cops, killing well over 200 civilians. the government reporting that at least 49 police have been killed in attacks by morsi supporters who stormed police stations across cairo. entire neighborhoods falling into battle lines among neighbors on opposite sides of the political con front tangs. egypt's into trim president declaring a month-long state of security. men sar dering the military and police to restore law and order and to protect state facilities. vice president mohamed
our foreign policy expert will also take on the issue of why mr. obama wants the muslim brotherhood's participation despite the objections of the secular military and other elements of the egyptian governing coalition. this is where things stand tonight in egypt. the interim government came into power after the removal of mohamed morsi, an development the president still refuses to call a coup cracked down ominous limb demonstrators today and in a deadly violent fashion, military police working...
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mccain's psychodrama is face naturing, but it's not really about foreign he policy or defense policy. >> the mccain psychodrama extends to other members. the psychodrama extendstory members of the senate foreign relations committee. lindsey graham. this is lindsey graham yesterday on fox talking about -- let's just play the sound. >> the one thing i'm not going to do is vote on a new secretary of defense until the old secretary of defense, leann panetta, who i like very much, testifies about what happened in benghazi. i haven't forgotten about benghazi. hillary clinton got away with murder. >> there you go. hillary clinton got away with murder, and we are going to hold chuck hagel effect tily his nomination hostage until we get our clearance. >> the thing is, as i think you'll see -- as the hagel hearings go on, as you saw in the lindsey graham line, there is an attempt to manufacture more divisiveness within the congress as regards though national security policy. with regard to other realms where there are disagreements in washington, i think we haven't seen a consensus really like
mccain's psychodrama is face naturing, but it's not really about foreign he policy or defense policy. >> the mccain psychodrama extends to other members. the psychodrama extendstory members of the senate foreign relations committee. lindsey graham. this is lindsey graham yesterday on fox talking about -- let's just play the sound. >> the one thing i'm not going to do is vote on a new secretary of defense until the old secretary of defense, leann panetta, who i like very much,...
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. >> i think on foreign policy, he clearly differs from republicans on foreign policy. but if he defines himself as a republican, he will get a nomination, but clearly that's not the case. there are other things, refusing to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization, something that 88 senators signed a letter on. he was one of 12 who refused to sign. there are multiple positions like that which the american public will get to see, the senate will get to ask him questions about, and there are left-wing groups that are against him. fisthis is a time where the military is reintegrating, they're getting rid of don't ask don't tell. >> he has said that his apology is enough. are there really going to be a bunch of republican senators attacking him for his position on gays. >> did anyone seriously think the obama administration because it has chuck hagel there is not committed -- >> chuck schumer has been very, very tepid in his support for him. >> because chuck schumer, on these types of middle east questions, is closer to lindsay graham and john mccain than he is to i
. >> i think on foreign policy, he clearly differs from republicans on foreign policy. but if he defines himself as a republican, he will get a nomination, but clearly that's not the case. there are other things, refusing to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization, something that 88 senators signed a letter on. he was one of 12 who refused to sign. there are multiple positions like that which the american public will get to see, the senate will get to ask him questions about, and...
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the surge convinced the foreign policy establishment that we won in iraq. john mccain believes we won in iraq, so that, if you're operating on that level of drawings, it's not surprising that you're not willing to embrace the nuance of abargument. you could make the argument that the she it agovernment is more friendly to iran. how much more powerful you did we make iran? >> if you want more friendly liar here is senator lindsey graham. >> if you had a chance tomorrow, today after lunch to vote to say that the iranian revolutionary guard was a terrorist organization, would you still vote no? >> well, the reason i voted no to start with was -- >> i know why, you told me that. my question is would you reconsider and would you vote yes this time or would you still vote no. >> times change, i recognize that. yes, i would reconsider. >> thank you that's encouraging. my time is up, but we'll have another round. >> a lot of that interrogation. lindsey graham was on sunday television saying things like we are not going to even confirm chuck hagel until we get leon
the surge convinced the foreign policy establishment that we won in iraq. john mccain believes we won in iraq, so that, if you're operating on that level of drawings, it's not surprising that you're not willing to embrace the nuance of abargument. you could make the argument that the she it agovernment is more friendly to iran. how much more powerful you did we make iran? >> if you want more friendly liar here is senator lindsey graham. >> if you had a chance tomorrow, today after...
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policy based on their nightmares. [ applause ] >> stephanie: thank you, michael tomasky, great stuff. governor deval patrick. >> we have a million questions, and those questions need to be answered. >> stephanie: yeah hello, just wait for a second before you get the vapors again, lindsey graham. when preachers said it was appropriate for muslims to celebrate u.s. holidays tamry listen -- that was one of the outbursts he had. two u.s. officials said monday the brothers were motivated byry -- by religion, but don't appear to be tied to any groups. tamerlin called the preacher a non-believer and a hypocrite, they shouted back at him telling him to leave, and he did. so it was like a deaf muslim jam. and this is the doctor at boston medical center. >> nearly all of the patients that have lost legs are already walking the halls with physical therapists. it talks a lot of work safety practice, and they have to learn new routines but we're all gearing up for a mass exodus to rehab. >> stephanie: yeah, just because there has been so much news all of these people. they were saying literally i
policy based on their nightmares. [ applause ] >> stephanie: thank you, michael tomasky, great stuff. governor deval patrick. >> we have a million questions, and those questions need to be answered. >> stephanie: yeah hello, just wait for a second before you get the vapors again, lindsey graham. when preachers said it was appropriate for muslims to celebrate u.s. holidays tamry listen -- that was one of the outbursts he had. two u.s. officials said monday the brothers were...
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foreign policy in such a way. there's also issues in terms of -- i think it is impossible to control how this is used, but the larger question of transparency are also importantf disclosure and what is top- secret for university are quite different than those for the military. i think there is a problem of which would trump which. these are all reasons why we think -- at the very least would require a broad consultation that would involve people in the community and the students and the students and faculty. >> it should come as no surprise that some students at yale disagree with you. in an editorial supporting the proposed center, yale sophomore will davenport wrote -- "when we have the opportunity to enhance the effectiveness of special operations groups designed to chase terrorism to the edges of the earth, i hope we can unite behind a common bond of humanity and support techniques that may very well save lives on both sides of the fight." >> the response is just wide nathalie batraville was talking about. the
foreign policy in such a way. there's also issues in terms of -- i think it is impossible to control how this is used, but the larger question of transparency are also importantf disclosure and what is top- secret for university are quite different than those for the military. i think there is a problem of which would trump which. these are all reasons why we think -- at the very least would require a broad consultation that would involve people in the community and the students and the...
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, foreign policy, does he have the upper hand? >> i think that the people are looking for results. they're not seeing it now. we have young people graduating from college who -- and the president talks a lot about education. they could find jobs -- i think this is about his tenth time that he's quote pivoting to the economy, and to jobs, but this is like a broken record. he says it, and then goes off to other things. the inaugural address was about climate change, immigration, gun control, gale rights. he ignored the major issue on the minds of the american people, which is jobs and the economy. >> you're not suggesting you think he's going to do that tomorrow? >> i'm hoping he does. i'll have an editorial calling for him to focus on jobs, things he can do to get back to work, but not more borrowing from china and spending. the government doesn't do a very good job of doing that effectively or efficiently. we need people back to work in this country and the president continues to take his eye off that ball and focusing on just abo
, foreign policy, does he have the upper hand? >> i think that the people are looking for results. they're not seeing it now. we have young people graduating from college who -- and the president talks a lot about education. they could find jobs -- i think this is about his tenth time that he's quote pivoting to the economy, and to jobs, but this is like a broken record. he says it, and then goes off to other things. the inaugural address was about climate change, immigration, gun...
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were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. were you correct or incorrect? yes or no? >> when given a chance to respond, here is what hagel said. >> the comment i made about the most dangerous foreign policy decision since vietnam was about not just the surge, but the overall war of choice going into iraq. >> that point found broad support in our latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll with nearly 6 in 10 americans saying the entire iraq war was not worth it. let's remember that the mccain/hagel grudge goes way back to comments, well, like these. >> well, i think our invasion and occupation of iraq represents one of the great blunters of american history, and we will pay a high price for this for a long time. >> now, that would be in march 2008. you remember, it's the year that barack obama won his first term as president defeating none other than john mccain. do you think mccain is still angry that hagel backed obama? holding a judge? no, never. if mccain played the betrayed besty, fel
were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. were you correct or incorrect? yes or no? >> when given a chance to respond, here is what hagel said. >> the comment i made about the most dangerous foreign policy decision since vietnam was about not just the surge, but the overall war of choice going into iraq. >> that point found broad support in our latest nbc news/"wall street...
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policy. worst of all it distracts us from things like benghazi and irs, all of those investigations like nsa spying and now we have tomorrow. the anniversary of what happened on 9/11/01. >> nice to see you, greta. >>> and the last few weeks asking congress to vote and now from congress asking not to vote. it is far from over. what is congress thinking? abc news is next with rick klein. there are so many things that we do on a daily basis. we run errands. we run to the grocery store. in fact, the average american drives fewer than 29 miles a day. the 100% electric nissan leaf goes two-and-a-half times that on a single charge. it's a car. it just doesn't take gas. [ farrar ] so think about where you go in a day. do you really need gas to get there? [ male announcer ] the 100% electric nissan leaf. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a 2013 nissan leaf for $199 a month. ♪ >> greta: just daysing ayes looked like a military strike, now, the hope of a diplomatic solution and tonight presiden
policy. worst of all it distracts us from things like benghazi and irs, all of those investigations like nsa spying and now we have tomorrow. the anniversary of what happened on 9/11/01. >> nice to see you, greta. >>> and the last few weeks asking congress to vote and now from congress asking not to vote. it is far from over. what is congress thinking? abc news is next with rick klein. there are so many things that we do on a daily basis. we run errands. we run to the grocery...
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and you combine that with a trillion dollar deficit, and you've got constraints on foreign american policy. but also opportunities. >> let me draw you out on syria. the israeli attack along the border just today. where does an incoming secretary of state come in with the hot conflicts that have a fair amount of confusion about them. >> on syria, i think that what we're seeing is the slow motion failure of our previous policy. not that i've been a critic of it myself. i'm not saying it's easy to find the right policy, but we were hoping the opposition would get strong enough to overthrow assad promptly without any help. however, we could be settling into a long stalemate. i doubt the israeli air strike is going to change that much. so we have to consider now are we going to allow this stalemate just to, you know, move onward. are we going to work hard on the russia angle to get russia to agree to some plan with us? or are we going to do what we need to do to strengthen the opposition and do combined strikes? all these things need to be reassessed. because the previous policy i'm getting clo
and you combine that with a trillion dollar deficit, and you've got constraints on foreign american policy. but also opportunities. >> let me draw you out on syria. the israeli attack along the border just today. where does an incoming secretary of state come in with the hot conflicts that have a fair amount of confusion about them. >> on syria, i think that what we're seeing is the slow motion failure of our previous policy. not that i've been a critic of it myself. i'm not saying...
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that kind of foreign policy impulse towards not using the military as a weapon disappeared as soon as a democrat was not in office, right? so part of this is totally circumstantial. >> distance between the neo cons and the actual base of the republican party, and the gap between the two has been growing and growing and growing, and, yet, the absolute control of the think tanks and the money men and mccain and graham over the foreign policy republican party has remained until remarkably unchallenged, and what you are seeing now is that that's untenable over a turn amount of time. you can't get that far away from your base. >> michael, they're willing to forfeit. i mean, they're willing to forfeit part of that base. look, virginia is a state that the republicans have had historically that obama won in the last two elections. it is up for grabs. they are not trying to make a play for those defense dollars and court favor in the old dominion. >> that's right. >> i think, however, on drones there's a little less here than meets the eye. i think that fundamentally the republican party still
that kind of foreign policy impulse towards not using the military as a weapon disappeared as soon as a democrat was not in office, right? so part of this is totally circumstantial. >> distance between the neo cons and the actual base of the republican party, and the gap between the two has been growing and growing and growing, and, yet, the absolute control of the think tanks and the money men and mccain and graham over the foreign policy republican party has remained until remarkably...
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you wrote a book about your transformation on foreign policy. and a lot of people feel you should be allowed to change your mind. but if you want credit as a speaker, as an author, a journalist, or as a diplomat, isn't it too little, too late? >> a lot of people supported the war in iraq, actually. not many of them i think actually decided to write an entire book about how they were wrong. that's something i spent a lot of time doing. i didn't know how to continue writing about american foreign policy credibly unless i actually figured out how i had gotten so wrong. probably also had to do with the fact that a family member of mine spent a lot of time in iraq, in the u.s. military. i think colin powell was in retrospect, sure, in retrospect, would have been great if he had resigned in a blaze of glory. sadly, he was -- he ended up being part of a process that led to one of the greatest foreign policy disasters in american history. >> well, i mean, it was -- obviously a mistake made broadly by people across the political spectrum both within the
you wrote a book about your transformation on foreign policy. and a lot of people feel you should be allowed to change your mind. but if you want credit as a speaker, as an author, a journalist, or as a diplomat, isn't it too little, too late? >> a lot of people supported the war in iraq, actually. not many of them i think actually decided to write an entire book about how they were wrong. that's something i spent a lot of time doing. i didn't know how to continue writing about american...
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they don't trust him to be serious about foreign policy. looking back on the last two weeks. i can't really blame all my conservative republican friends look in principle of course you should support a president when he goes to congress to authorize use of force against a dictator backed by iran or are you sure shah who has used chemical weapons. crossed a red line the american president put down. i don't think it's a class call. after his performance it's going to be harder i say this with great sadness and pressure to get conservatives to support him is going to be tough. on the other hand it doesn't seem he wants to do anything tough. >> if it comes down to syria playing games with chemical weapons and the president wants to go back to the idea of using force is that bell already been rung and rung out. >> there is absolutely nothing in this framework agreement that provides for any kind of use of force by anyone to enforce it if it's violated. do we have a parallel here with north north carolina? -- north korea. brink of war president clinton struck a framework with the r
they don't trust him to be serious about foreign policy. looking back on the last two weeks. i can't really blame all my conservative republican friends look in principle of course you should support a president when he goes to congress to authorize use of force against a dictator backed by iran or are you sure shah who has used chemical weapons. crossed a red line the american president put down. i don't think it's a class call. after his performance it's going to be harder i say this with...